President Trump signed an executive order declassify any remaining files from Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. MLK was shot and killed on April 4, 1968, in Memphis.

For many people, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington and the famous "I Have a Dream" speech exist as little more than photos and soundbites -- only the 200,000-plus people who were ...

L–R: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. waves to supporters on August 28, 1963, on the Mall in Washington, D.C., where he delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, which mobilized supporters of ...

Jonathan Eig is the author of “King: A Life,” winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography. The Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday has been observed now for 39 years — the same length ...

King Day Celebration King Center. 12 to 1 p.m. 1531 W. Vliet St., Milwaukee This year's celebration of Martin Luther Kind Day has the theme "Love will bring peace and peace will bring a change." ...

On Monday we’re celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and inaugurating Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. That may seem like an odd pairing, especially to those of us who ...

King later appeared in the paper for one of his most famous marches, the 1965 march on Selma. ... Eighteen years after his death, Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday.

Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. was on a multinational trip in 1934 with the Baptist World Alliance when he had the idea, according to 1517. He had joined with the Fifth World Congress of Baptist ...

American Baptist minister and activist Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 – 1968) poses for a family portrait with his daughter, 7-year-old Yolanda Denise King (1955 – 2007), son, 18 months Dexter ...

What I Thought of Martin Luther King Jr’s Quilly Dessert. To be totally honest, this recipe delivered exactly what I was expecting, and I don't mean that in a good way.

Jan. 20 is a federally observed holiday in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. Over the weekend, communities across Chicago will host events and service opportunities to honor the ...

In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it.